Founded in 1998 by award-winning historians Meredith Bean McMath and Joni Lynn Crane, Run, Rabbit, Run Productions brings story to life through living history performances, educational presentations, videos and documentaries.  Whether an original work or an adaptation, Run, Rabbit, Run is dedicated to creating accurate, educational and entertaining historical programming for your museum, organization, theatre company, library, university or school. 

Run, Rabbit, Run's first documentary, "Having a Ball:Ballroom Costume, Etiquette and Dance in the Midst of the Rebellion" aired several times on The History Channel between 1998 and 2000.  Run, Rabbit, Run's second documentary, "Southern Courage: Civil War Women of Loudoun County, Virginia" was created to support Virginia SOL's in Civil War and Women's Studies.  Since 1998, Run, Rabbit, Run has created presentations for a wide range of museums, schools and history organizations with programs ranging in scope from a 1940s style radio show to an 1850 abolitionist fundraiser.  Limited only by the imagination, Run, Rabbit, Run Productions are able to bring story to vibrant life for audiences of all ages.

RUN, RABBIT, RUN PRODUCTIONS PROVIDE...

Fulfillment of the education component of your organization’s mission statement through

• The performance or production itself
• The distribution of information before, during and after production
• Ancillary educational programs and materials
• Website promotion and videos

Promotional and public branding through

• Press releases
• Ticket Sales
• Fundraising opportunities, such as private party vignettes, traveling tours, published materials, Video and/or CD sales, concessions or memorabilia      
• Feature articles solicited due to unique nature of program
• Publicity photographs of performers and performances
• Community outreach
• Enlargement of an organization’s public profile
• Increased membership and visitation
• Signage

Run, Rabbit, Run plays and living history productions feature

Writing and directing by award-winning historian and prize-winning playwright Meredith Bean McMath.  A graduate of The College of William and Mary, McMath has been producing living history programs and historical plays for over thirty years (see client list below).  Run, Rabbit, Run is known for professional level productions which include veteran actors and historically accurate costuming and props.

McMath (at left) on the set of the independent film WATERFORD'S WAR. The film is

being produced by Run, Rabbit, Run Productions and Waterford Productions,

LLC. Actors L to R: Lindsay Long, Abigail Seymour, Donna Dodderidge,

Morgan El-Shafey and Michelle Hixon (Asst. Director Nancy Griffith not visible)

McMath writes and produces original works and adaptations based on primary and secondary source resources provided by your organization and/or through additional research and works with veteran theatre and living history performers in order to ensure an excellent production experience. She holds extensive experience in public program marketing and promotion and will assist your organization with publicity - from press releases and posters to demographic study and target marketing. 

Run, Rabbit, Run has created living history programs, lecture series, presentations, and educational videos for

• Ford’s Theatre Museum, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
• Gray Ghost Theatre Company, Manassas, Virginia
• The Lincoln Preservation Foundation, Lincoln, Virginia
• The Loudoun Museum, Leesburg, Virginia
• Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia
• The National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
• The Newseum, Rosslyn, Virginia
• The National Trust's Oatlands Plantation, Leesburg, Virginia
• Public Libraries
• Public and Private Schools
• The Waterford Foundation, Waterford, Virginia
• Dranesville Tavern Museum, Fairfax County Park Authority

McMath History Lectures / Presentations

"A Stitch in Time: 19th Century Clothing"

"And a Straight Jacket for the Editor: Female Journalists of the Civil War"

"The Broom that Covers the Light Switch: Creating Historical Films"

"Democratic Manners:The American Right to English Etiquette"

"Hillsboro: the Civil War Writ Small"

"Homespun Dress: the Fashions of Civil War Virginia"

"Life in a Border County: Loudoun in the Civil War"

"Making Bread and Bullets: Virginia Civil War Women"

"Virginia's Civil War Women"

"Virginia's Scotch-Irish Heritage"
"Waterford's War: Quakers in Civil War Virginia "

Living History Presentations

America's Civil War

"An Afternoon with the Caldwells, 1855 - The Abolitionist Fundraiser"

"Between Hawk and Buzzard: Loudoun County and the Civil War"

"Life in a Border County: Loudoun County Women in the Civil War"

"Mobberly: The Terror of Loudoun County"

"The Union Ball" co-written with Brian Boucher

"Waterford's War - a 30 min. narrated living history program"

Music Programs

"19th Century Folk Music"

"By Lamplight and Campfire: a History of Civil War Music"

"Scotch-Irish Music in 19th Century America"

"Yankee Doodle Dandy: America's Musical Roots"

19th c. American Social History

"A Tale of a Tavern"

"An 1850s Christmas"

"Democratic Manners: The American Right to English Etiquette"

"The Victorian Ball"

Other

"The Hangar Dance USO Show"

"Haunted Histories"

"Rachel Carson: A Writer's Odyssey" co-written with Steven Price

"The Tally Ho Radio Show," a 1940s era live radio theatre experience

Historical Plays

Alcott's Little Women

All for the Union in Confederate Virginia

Arms and the Highlander (an Colonial American adaption of Shaw's Arms and the Man)

Bill the Bard: An Evening of Shakespeare

The Drinking Gourd: Songs and Stories from the Underground Railroad

  (written to be performed by 3-5th grade students)

Porches: An American Musical, co-written with Tom Sweitzer

The Several Secrets of Will Monroe, an adaptation of Libbie Harrover Johnson's book of the

same name - copyright: Gray Ghost Theatre Company

Shakespeare in Song and Sonnet

Interactive History Presentations for Children and Youth

"19th Century Children's Games"

"A Child's View of the Civil War"
"A Visit with Louisa May Alcott"

"Having a Ball: A How-to of Victorian Entertainment"

Other Talks / Classes

"The Art of Historic Fiction"

"Crash Course for Young Playwrights"

"Creating Accurate Living History"

"Drama Basics and the Art of Audition"
"Improvisation!"

"Journalism: Life in Short"

"On Creativity"

"Royals and Rustics: A High School Student's Guide to Shakespeare"

For further information, availability and pricing, contact Meredith Bean McMath

To view McMath's complete resume, click here.
To read more about selected past productions, click here